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Ho Hos

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Ho Hos, introduced in 1967, were Hostess’ foray into European baking with a chocolate Swiss roll cake. Its mascot was a cartoon archer named “Happy Ho Ho,” who looked like Robin Hood, if Robin Hood had a brown, cylindrical body.

Ho Hos, introduced in 1967, were Hostess’ foray into European baking with a chocolate Swiss roll cake. Its mascot was a cartoon archer named “Happy Ho Ho,” who looked like Robin Hood, if Robin Hood had a brown, cylindrical body.